Surveillance video shows thief on crutches before stealing a car

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Casey Eaton remembered during a vigil in KCK

Family members of Casey Eaton gathered Saturday at a park in Kansas City, Kan., to say a prayer and release balloons in her memory. Eaton, 34, was a sister to the slain child Pamela Butler. Eaton was fatally shot Wednesday night. Authorities searched for Emenencio C. Lansdown, charged in Eaton’s killing.

Family members of Casey Eaton gathered Saturday at a park in Kansas City, Kan., to say a prayer and release balloons in her memory. Eaton, 34, was a sister to the slain child Pamela Butler. Eaton was fatally shot Wednesday night. Authorities searched for Emenencio C. Lansdown, charged in Eaton’s killing.

Jill ToyoshibaThe Kansas City Star

Lansdown was convicted in 1999 of attempted indecent liberties with a child, according to court and prison records.

The charges involved a 14-year-old girl, according to the registry.

He was convicted of aggravated battery in 2004, according to court records.

And in 2014, he was sentenced to prison for eluding a police officer.

Lansdown was charged last year in Johnson County with leaving the scene of an injury accident.

A warrant for his arrest was issued in January when he failed to appear in court, according to Johnson County court records.

Surveillance video shows thief on crutches before stealing a car

Watch: Woman without pants crashes near fire, attempts to flee the scene

(Not so) smooth criminals

U-Haul van chased on I-35; rolls on exit in Olathe

A U-Haul van being chased by Kansas Highway Patrol cars rolled over at the I-35 exit to Santa Fe in Olathe, Kansas, after spike sticks were deployed. The van had sped away from a Franklin County gas station, reaching speeds of 100 mph, after not paying for fuel. Video by John Sleezer/The Kansas City Star